Transferring data from a digital imaging apparatus

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EP 1 465 401 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	01.12.2004 Bulletin 2004/49

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	06.10.2004 Bulletin 2004/41

(21)	Application number: 04251237.6

(22)	Date of filing: 03.03.2004

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H04N 1/00, H04N 1/21

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL HR LT LV MK

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Priority:

27.03.2003 KR 2003019252
30.04.2003 KR 2003027797

(71)	Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
	Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do 442-742 (KR)

(72)	Inventor:
	Choi, Juang-hwan Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do (KR)

(74)	Representative: Geary, Stuart Lloyd et al
	Venner Shipley LLP 20 Little Britain London EC1A 7DH London EC1A 7DH (GB)

(54)	Transferring data from a digital imaging apparatus

(57) A digital imaging apparatus (200) capable of transmitting image data to an external apparatus, such as a PC (100), in two or more data transfer modes is disclosed. For example, previously stored data may be transmitted in a first data transfer mode, while data may be transmitted as it is acquired in a second, real-time, transfer mode. The digital imaging apparatus (200) comprises user input means (250,254) through which a data transfer mode may be selected. The digital imaging apparatus (200) transmits a descriptor corresponding to a driving program to be run on the PC (100) for handling image data transmitted in the selected data transfer mode. The data transfer mode may be selected before the digital imaging apparatus (200) and PC (100) are connected and the descriptor is transmitted to the PC (100) when this connection is made.

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